Global Patent Index - EP 1639632 B1

EP 1639632 B1 20170607 - Method of monitoring a processing system

Title (en)

Method of monitoring a processing system

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Überwachung einer Prozessanlage

Title (fr)

Méthode de surveillance d'un système de traitment

Publication

EP 1639632 B1 20170607 (EN)

Application

EP 04721420 A 20040317

Priority

  • US 2004005240 W 20040317
  • US 47090103 P 20030516

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004105101A2] A method of monitoring a processing system for processing a substrate during the course of semiconductor manufacturing is described. The method comprises acquiring data from the processing system for a plurality of observations. It further comprises constructing a principal components analysis (PCA) model from the data, wherein a weighting factor is applied to at least one of the data variables in the acquired data. The PCA mode is utilized in conjunction with the acquisition of additional data, and at least one statistical quantity is determined for each additional observation. Upon setting a control limit for the processing system, the at least one statistical quantity is compared with the control limit for each additional observation. When, for example, the at least one statistical quantity exceeds the control limit, a fault for the processing system is detected.

IPC 8 full level

H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/66 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H01J 37/32935 (2013.01 - EP US); H01J 37/3299 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 21/67253 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 22/00 (2013.01 - KR); H01L 22/20 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004105101 A2 20041202; WO 2004105101 A3 20050127; CN 100419983 C 20080917; CN 1820362 A 20060816; EP 1639632 A2 20060329; EP 1639632 A4 20110309; EP 1639632 B1 20170607; JP 2007502026 A 20070201; JP 4468366 B2 20100526; KR 100976648 B1 20100818; KR 20060009359 A 20060131; TW 200426649 A 20041201; TW I263922 B 20061011; US 2004259276 A1 20041223; US 7713760 B2 20100511

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004005240 W 20040317; CN 200480017267 A 20040317; EP 04721420 A 20040317; JP 2006532295 A 20040317; KR 20057021870 A 20040317; TW 93113065 A 20040510; US 80943704 A 20040326